Bruce Springsteen - Bad Luck - Live from Los Angeles - With Mike Ness from Social Distortion - 2009

[@hermanmelville3871]

I showed this video to my 59 year old mother who is a massive Springsteen fan. Afterward she asked to borrow all of my Social Distortion records. Proud moment right there.

[@MrSchmolko]

oh oh, better watch her next moves now dude.

[@CLP-t7c]

Bet she's never listened to Springsteen again.

[@hermanmelville3871]

C. Parks Still is, but I've definitely caught her blasting some Social D from time to time.

[@CLP-t7c]

Herman Melville You can count that as your good deed for the day.

[@usssanjacinto1]

LOL! Thats awesome!

[@tlh235]

Isn't about time Social D makes it into the rock and roll hall of fame!

[@citehman]

no human displays more swagger than Mike Ness with a guitar in his hand. he saunters to the front of the stage, dawns the classic knee bend and snarls for his flock.

[@hillkphs]

That's a pretty nice backup band you got there, Mike.

[@fingersalh1]

how the arena didn't explode from sheer awesomeness is beyond me. two of the greatest performers/songwriters on one stage.

[@johnanderson8624]

i'll tell you that bruce springsteen has good taste in music right there!

[@irishrider1047]

Guys - Bruce respects Mike enough to invite him up, Mike respects Bruce enough to accept - Give Bruce some respect. If you're not into Bruce - that's fine and that's what makes the world go around. Bruce is a bad ass - you can't deny his body of work, his live shows and his writing talent. Someone below suggesting that Bruce is a poser? You lose all credibility with that statement. They're both bad asses! I'll be seeing Social D in Scottsdale during Bike Week in March - cant wait!

[@razorsharpe3371]

Irish Rider Truer words were never written ! Saw SD with Neil Young years ago...one of the best shows I've ever seen and I've seen a few.

[@irishrider1047]

With Neil Young - nice! I saw SD a few weeks ago in AZ - Killer! I plan on seeing them somewhere over the summer - keeping an eye on Show dates

[@CLP-t7c]

Irish Rider Social Distortion is awesome in concert. The show I saw a couple years ago was one of the best I've seen in 35 years of concert going.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Spot on on

[@BiWesCrew]

Bruce is s down to earth after decades of Super stardome. Compare his attitude with say Metallica or your Personal choice of the same caliber and you have to acknowledge the respect the guy has for his fans, for other artists small or huge, and how he genuinely and heartfully displays this attitude to be read by the ones most in need to feel that love. I find, without beeing a huge Bruce fan, a lot of love and respect for him to have maintained this empathy for such a long time. Same goes for Neil Diamnond, also a Superstar in his realm with a wonderful love for the common people....

Mike Ness completely underrated as a guitarist, artist, and front man......SD is timeless genius.....

[@sydslaughter333]

Mike Ness is a fucking legend and he is the most talented musician ever. He sure knows how to play the guitar.

[@andreascikota6188]

To stand on a stage with Mike ness, with a guitar in my hand..... I could die peacefully afterwards. This was cool to watch again, and again, and again .....

[@mincey808]

One thing i wish Bruce would do more of? Play his god damn guitar!

[@JimmyStrummer]

Oh my God, Mike Ness' tone is like the tone of the gods!! His solos always sound so kick-ass!

[@niekolas]

social distortion is by far the most underrated band of all time, listen to this!

[@BiWesCrew]

How Bruce is having a field day lickin' it up to this SD classic...wonderful

[@dspf68]

when greatness acknowledges greatness, brings tears to my eyes!!

[@teleman2157]

When overdriven Tele bridge pickups collide with overdriven P90s it’s a moment worthy of tears. The only band I’ve seen more than Social D is Springsteen. This cool shit never happens in Cincy so thanks for posting

[@wmrbeach94]

One of my favorite quotes that came out after Mike released Cheating at Solitaire was ..and by the way, Misery Loves Company is a truly great track with Bruce on that disc, was .."Mike Ness is the closest thing to Bruce Springsteen the West Coast has to offer"...or something close to that. I grew up a Bruce-head but finally found Social D in 1991 and have been hooked ever since. How awesome to see these guys together on stage.

[@kennethlewis658]

Love u Mike Ness. . Been a fan for 26 years now. Keep on rockin..helped me through some really tough times. You're the best.

[@CLP-t7c]

kenneth lewis Me too. Ball and Chain was a pretty literal description of my life for awhile.

[@Denka187]

same here , mikes lyrics are so real its not even funny - so many songs that hits home right away - keep it up man

[@hitmanm818]

Angels wings..

[@shanecrowe5955]

First time i ever heard Social D. was at a Springsteen show where the whole "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" was played before the show started. I'm like, "who IS this?!!!" Went out and got it the next day. These two have joined each other on stage more than once. Whenever Social D. plays the Stone Pony in Jersey, Bruce shows up more often than not. They both have mad respect for each other and i love them both.

[@ktpinnacle]

Three chords and the truth.

[@JimmyStrummer]

Best version of that song ever! Bruce was kickin' ass with the solo in the beginning!

[@RubleNoon]

Bruce Springsteen and Mike Ness, bout time! Fuckin epic shit! Nothin says rock n roll like the boss giving Social D some props!

[@jcmangan]

Finally even Bruce plays decent music. 😀

[@GreggCaserta]

Always go back to this one. Props to Bruce for recognizing one of the most unheralded rockers of his generation. Mike Ness and Social Distortion are timeless. Saw them open for Foo Fighters in Newark and they grabbed the audience, many of whom had probably never heard them before.

[@ryanchoke]

That was an amazing show i was there too

[@Silver1SWA]

There is nothing quite like the growl from Mike Ness's guitar when he hit's any chord. I love it.

[@BiWesCrew]

The way his guitar is always on the edge of a feedback and how he uses this perfectly to create a unique sound in a genre that down to the limitation of notes, key and how to hit em should have ended perhaps with Motörhead and The Ramones and The Sex Pistols. Only sad thing with Mike is they play their stuff to slow these days...

[@sydslaughter333]

Mike Ness is a Punk legend. Social Distortion are an Absolutely awesome band

[@jakesnacks1149]

None better few compare

[@sanctuaryforthelost]

man these are some good headphones, I can even hear the sound of everything in my future sucking because i know that no matter how hard we try nothing will ever be able to compare to the pure awesomeness of this one single concert.

[@vaporosoez]

Bruce and Mike both write songs about blue collar, working class folks who overcome adversity

[@MrGibsonJunior]

Awesome to hear E street band playing Social Distorion! Epic!!

[@englishrose7195]

I have seen SD countless times, this is awesome

[@jaxsonmac6827]

Social D and the East Street Band, I'm happy right now.

[@sydslaughter333]

Mike Ness is a Punk Rock God, all bow 2 Mike Ness.

[@jaybird3302]

There is just too much cool going on in this video. Powerful powerful music being played right there. Love it !!!!!!

[@rjplamf61]

God, did you ever think that you would see Mike Ness and Springsteen jam out together? It doesn't get any better than this. In this day and age anyway.

[@leftcoaster67]

Bruce + Mike = Eargasm! They should do an album together!

[@mikeferguson5935]

GOD yeah, mike and Bruce would make THE BEST ROCK ALBUM IN 2022.!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HarvestMn]

this is so fkn sick....have never seen Bruce WAIL like this....holy shit.

[@refugiopoint]

Mike's a God, saw him in Isla Vista 1990, great show.

[@Robaatosensei]

Springsteen can only wish he could rock as authentically as Mike Ness. As if.

[@whitetigress7448]

Bruce plays and sings like a fan here (I LOVE how they share the mike).Thanks for channeling my adoration for this band and doing what I would love to do had I the talent. xxxooo

[@bigroan]

If you don't like this, you don't like music...period. Love to see them do an album together; best combination ever!

[@sebastiana.7278]

I swear this is an honor for both of them!

[@kindanice101]

If I had seen and heard this live...I would have died right there...OMG!

[@atx24rock]

mike ness.. nothin fake.. all real man

[@BobABooey.]

This gave me chills.

[@deathdealer60546]

Two of my heroes raging on the guitar!!! Goosebumps!!!!!

[@marcmcfarland5113]

THIS CUTS SO MUCH ICE. Thanks for posting!

[@GreggleZz]

this is truly beautiful

[@camerondemarco5899]

2 legends

[@TheDeFiler316]

Social Distortion is the absolute best!

[@b.dickey4209]

LIKE A BOSS. One of the best videos I've ever seen, incredible performance from Mike Ness.

[@turbonegerbb]

The boss AND bruce.

[@upstart1776]

Bruce is the lucky one....Mike's the real deal.The dude is humble and still amazed that he's where he is.

[@jeffyoung2677]

Yesssss

[@MattSmith-iq1ld]

True Story: "Hungry Heart" was penned by Springsteen for The Ramones after he saw them at the The Fast Lane in 1979. They asked him to write a song for them. A lot of punk bands during that era respected Bruce. This was the "Darkness on the Edge of Town" period, where the lyrics totally related to punk. Bruce's shows were without spectacle, dancing girls and bullshit. He was stage diving and doing all this stuff way before punk overtook music. Yes, it was around this time that Bruce was playing in front of audiences of 14,000 people, but he would also throw in gigs like Winterland in SF and the Capital Theatre in Passaic, NJ. An artist should NEVER be faulted for his popularity, but rather if he strays from his original values. It would be selfish for Bruce to play 12 straight shows at some club in Detroit as it would cut out so many other cities that could see him.

[@CaptainG23]

Ok, I have a new respect for Springsteen.

[@chiptmcc8656]

Is Mike Ness cool or what?! BEST 3 CHORD SONG EVER!

[@darkly666]

Mike Ness is a god

[@sistersuetube]

omygod this was great last night! What a great show I think it was even better than Wednesday. Mike Ness gotta find out more about him....

[@JLE82998]

Mankind will not achieve anything as awesome as this

[@AllGlitterandDirt]

🌌🌟💕💜💕🌟🌌

[@kirkhensley5870]

Bruce really knows how to knock a guitar on its ass, don't he? Kudos to the enth!

[@fahim113]

They look like little kids playing their first ever gig!! Good stuff

[@nealehatch2252]

Thank you Gibson for doing this!!

[@cron205]

bruce Springsteen has punk rock roots

[@alistairfinlay2772]

Fucking excellent bruce & mike ness rule awesome I knew bruce deep down inside was a punk rocker 🎸🎸🇺🇸❤

[@mikeferguson5935]

I remember back when "s

[@marvinhendriksenqwer]

Two absolute bosses

[@paolonewred6279]

WONDERFUL!!!... THE SOUND!!!

[@fcruz43215]

That was f*&king cool!!!

[@kellyhart4611]

I like the way they slow it down

[@whitetigress7448]

Absolutely delightful. Thank you, xxxooo

[@MGmattbruhn]

Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what your musical choice is, true art is loved by everyone

[@missiontotransition641]

HOW COOL is this!!?? ..Bruce the BOSS digs Social D. I love both muscicans myselfs. Gonna see Mike in South Carolina next week!

[@jacobnichols6853]

Two of my favorite songwriter and frontman in muisc together Aman to that you got Bad luck bad bad luck.

[@PONCALIPER]

Mike ness and social distortion rule greetings from Argentina

[@Jeffp24NM]

I've seen Bruce 11 times and Social D 8 times, but THIS is the moment I wish I had been there. These ARE my two favorites ever.... Springsteen was really punk on Darkness. Because the Night and Candy's Room are punk at heart... In many ways Darkness is a PUNK album. It's only natural that Bruce and Mike play together. Bruce has abandoned his punk roots (before there was punk) and Ness is more Classic rock now, but Bad Luck is one of the greats.

[@The-Punnkk]

MIKE NESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!

[@BedlamAndBones]

Bruce always keeps it real.

[@ramcharger154]

Wish I had been to this show,

[@daneck5337]

3:13. 5 note lick .... !!!

[@xritaly]

WOWWWWWWWWW BEST VIDEO I'VE FOUND THIS YEAR!

[@scotta8949]

Gives me goose bumps...

[@GUlTARlST]

superduper totaly awesomeNess!

[@PhilZaza23]

Bruce and Mike ! You can’t go wrong 😑

[@anthonyi3328]

Man! Look at the Boss go off on that solo

[@skullivanfranklin4117]

If it weren’t for Bad Luck 🍀, I would not have any luck at all !

[@HandlerRezeiofficial]

That was SO epic!

[@kimbledon]

Freaking awesome!

[@jfhayeur9809]

Wow that was great

[@iamworkingonadream]

Thank you Will!

[@nathanmckenzie2148]

Fkn awesome

[@MrGibsonJunior]

Bloody awesome!

[@rjplamf61]

@tlh235 I think they will. It's just gonna take time. Mike Ness is just getting better and better as a song writer and performer. He still has alot of years left in him to create great music and when you have a Springsteen in your corner to endorse you your in pretty good shape.

[@thiagopiresdealmeida2674]

❤❤❤

[@semitar6]

Bruce with Ness...I'm surprised the Universe didnt implode.

[@mikeybrules]

Pretty cool!

[@elijahcrossofficial]

They first became eligible in 2008. I'm sure they'll be in at some point.

[@Tunnelof]

Love this thanks

[@timdanger85]

He has forgotten the first verse and sang the second instead. Usually it starts with: "Some people like to gamble, but you, you always lose..." But nevermind, those guys are legends and made a great show anyways. Keep on rockin'!!!!!!

[@DDoubleDDex]

timd, I believe the video starts later into the song, showing the lead guitar riffs.

[@xwhite2020]

Like a Boss

[@TurtleRocker12]

I'm a republican. I love Bruce and Social Distortian. Bruce Springsteen is an Obama supporting democrat. Someone on here said they love Mike Ness but hate "Springsteen the Obama lover" really? If you think that Ness is a republican or something, you're in for a rude awakening. Someones political alignment and values are also not strict indicators of how good their art is and it doesn't make them a "poser" or "sell out" when they fight for their values. Bruce once threathened to fire his sax player if they took a spot in a mastercard commercial. How does that make bruce Commercial. I think people are idiots for boycotting the Enders Game Movie because the author is opposed to gay marriage. There's a lot of childishness and disrespect on both sides.

[@REMIHUSE]

Who the hell care what political meaning the artist have? Enjoy the music and lyrics of these 2 great artist ;)

[@CLP-t7c]

I could care less about politics when it comes to music and artists.. The Nazi bands would be the exception, but their music sucks anyway. Great point Devin

[@CLP-t7c]

And commercial success in music has little to do with being on commercials. And "poser" has nothing to do with fighting for values- except for the basic anti-authority principle in a lot of music, especially the punkers. It's about their talent and rock-n-roll attitude, not whatever political labels are assigned to them.

[@ivanblanco8165]

Regardless of politics, American music is always best (IMO) when it's from the position of someone punching up. Mike Ness and Springsteen both embody that blue-collar every-man that really helps make their music feel relatable.